August 2009

rant not over…

August 29, 2009

in Uncategorized

3 workouts per week with heavy weights+eating extra calories=weight gain 3 workout per week with heavy weights+eating less=weight loss…. Eliminate the nonsense. Keep it simple. Share on Facebook

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You will not lose weight if you don’t burn more calories than you take in. You will not gain weight if you don’t consume more calories than you burn. There is no way around these facts of life. It bums me out, too. Rant over. Share on Facebook

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You will not get six-pack abs from using the “Bender Ball” or “Core Rhythms”. Infomercials are junk. They attempt to confirm what you’ve already been naively thinking, thereby making it easier to sell their product. What’s more difficult to sell to someone who doesn’t like to exercise: a product that says you must lift heavy [...]

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The magazines lie

August 29, 2009

in Fat Loss

Not sure what made this thought pop into my head, but here goes: Many people want to look like models they see on magazine covers. Don’t bother. You will NEVER look like that. Why? They’re on steroids, they’ve been airbrushed, or they’ve dieted down to a level that no sane person would. Usually it’s a [...]

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Have you ever wondered what makes someone strong? What is the correlation between size and strength? For the most part it comes down to just a few factors. 1. Muscle cross sectional area. A bigger muscle, in general, will be capable of exerting more force because the muscle will contain more contractile proteins. Strength training [...]

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